Job-seekers are used to hearing the same advice, on repeat: Always send a thank-you. Don't lie on your resume. Oh, and that resume -- make sure it's no longer than one page. Except … that last one ...
The one-page résumé has long been considered the optimal approach for selling yourself in the modern job market. It’s normally enough to provide recruiters with sufficient information to prove your ...
Hiring managers and recruiters are split on if you should try to fit everything on your résumé onto one page, but here’s what’s more important than the length of your résumé.
Keeping your resume to one page is the general rule and for many candidates, this advice is good; however, there are absolutely reasons to have a resume that continues onto a second page in spite of ...
A social media post on how one should not write their resume has gone viral. In the post, the author described how she had to go through over 20 resumes to shortlist just one candidate, highlighting ...
Jason Seiden recently posted a strong argument about why resumes should be limited to one page, unless you're a technical candidate or a senior exec. In a nutshell, his arguments were: It's ...
You’ve been there. You’re up late one night trolling job boards and in between travel ads the perfect job opportunity appears. You hear the heavenly hosts cheering you on and rush to update your ...
No. There seem to be so many “rules” about resumes that take lawyers sideways and compromise their ability to create an effective document. The one-page rule is one of them. I frequently see resumes ...
Let's say you are Elon Musk, one of the most influential entrepreneurs in tech history whose career spans two decades of successful startups. Let's say your accomplishments range from creating an ...